Chris Christie bridge scandal: 'I apologize to the people of New Jersey'Governor Chris Christie addressed the George Washington Bridge lane closure scandal at a Thursday morning press conference in Trenton, apologizing to the people of New Jersey. The Governor also announced that he had fired senior aide Bridget Anne Kelly, one day after e-mails surfaced showing she was intimately involved in the George Washington Bridge scandal. (Video by Michael Monday/The Star-Ledger)

Fort Lee mayor Sokolich comments on Chris Christie's apologyFort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich said he accepts NJ Gov. Chris Christie's apology and said he takes Christie at his word that he did not know about the lane closures of the George Washington Bridge that paralyzed traffic in Fort Lee last summer. Sokolich also quipped that they conducted a couple of studies when police shut down traffic on Main Street for Christie's arrival and departure from borough hall. 01/09/2014 (Star-Ledger video by Andrew Mills)

The Republican governor also traveled to Fort Lee to apologize in person to the mayor and residents.

House Speaker John Boehner said despite the scandal, Christie is still a contender for the Republican nomination for president in 2016.

Plus, six New Jersey residents filed a federal lawsuit against Christie, the state, the Port Authority, and others over the traffic jams.

And the daughter of a 91-year-old woman who died amid the traffic james in Fort Lee triggered said she does not believe the bottlenecks contributed to her mother's death by preventing emergency responders from getting to her home, according to a report by The New York Times.